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itself。   When the work is done�察�and one's name is becoming distinguished�察�

to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven。 

       10。 1。 When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one 

embrace�察�they can be kept from separating。                When one gives undivided 

attention to the ��vital�� breath�察�and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy�察�

he can become as a ��tender�� babe。            When he has cleansed away the most 

mysterious sights ��of his imagination���察�he can become without a flaw。 

     2。 In loving the people and ruling the state�察�cannot he proceed without 

any   ��purpose   of��   action�拭    �In   the   opening   and   shutting   of   his   gates   of 

heaven�察�cannot he do so as a female bird�拭             �While his intelligence reaches 

in every direction�察�cannot he ��appear to�� be without knowledge�拭�



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     3。   ��The   Tao��   produces   ��all   things��   and   nourishes   them�察  �it   produces 

them   and   does   not   claim   them   as   its   own�察  �it   does   all�察  �and   yet   does   not 

boast of it�察�it presides over all�察�and yet does not control them。 This is what 

is called 'The mysterious Quality' ��of the Tao��。 

       11。 The   thirty   spokes   unite   in   the   one   nave�察  �but   it   is   on   the   empty 

space ��for the axle���察�that the use of the wheel depends。                  Clay is fashioned 

into vessels�察�but   it   is   on their  empty  hollowness�察 �that   their  use depends。 

The door and windows are cut out ��from the walls�� to form an apartment�察�

but   it   is   on   the   empty   space   ��within���察  �that   its   use   depends。 Therefore�察�

what has a ��positive�� existence serves for profitable adaptation�察�and what 

has not that for ��actual�� usefulness。 

       12。    1。  Colour's     five   hues    from    th'  eyes    their   sight    will   take�察�

Music's      five  notes    the   ears  as   deaf   can   make�察        �The     flavours    five 

deprive the mouth of taste�察              �The chariot course�察�and the wild hunting 

waste         Make mad the mind�察�and objects rare and strange�察                        �Sought 

for�察�men's conduct will to evil change。 

     2。 Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy ��the craving of�� the belly�察�and not 

the   ��insatiable   longing   of   the��   eyes。    He   puts   from   him   the   latter�察  �and 

prefers to seek the former。 

       13。 1。 Favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared�察�honour 

and   great   calamity�察  �to   be   regarded   as   personal   conditions   ��of   the   same 

kind��。 

     2。 What is meant by speaking thus of favour and disgrace�拭                      �Disgrace 

is being in a low position   ��after the enjoyment of favour��。                    The getting 

that ��favour�� leads to the apprehension ��of losing it���察�and the losing it leads 

to the fear of ��still greater calamity����this is what is meant by saying that 

favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared。 

     And what is meant by saying that honour and great calamity are to be 

��similarly��   regarded   as   personal   conditions�拭         �What   makes   me   liable   to 

great calamity is my having the body ��which I call myself���察�if I had not the 

body�察�what great calamity could come to me�拭�

     3。 Therefore he who would administer the kingdom�察�honouring it as he 

honours his own person�察�may be employed to govern it�察�and he who would 

administer   it   with   the   love   which   he   bears   to   his   own   person   may   be 



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entrusted with it。 

       14。   1。   We   look   at   it�察  �and   we   do   not   see   it�察  �and   we   name   it   'the 

Equable。'      We   listen   to   it�察  �and   we   do   not   hear   it�察  �and   we   name   it   'the 

Inaudible。'     We try to grasp it�察�and do not get hold of it�察�and we name it 

'the Subtle。'     With these three qualities�察�it cannot be made the subject of 

description�察�and hence we blend them together and obtain The One。 

     2。   Its  upper   part  is  not   bright�察  �and   its  lower   part  is  not   obscure。 

Ceaseless in its action�察�it yet cannot be named�察�and then it again returns 

and becomes nothing。           This is called the Form of the Formless�察�and the 

Semblance of the Invisible�察�this is called the Fleeting and Indeterminable。 

     3。 We meet it and do not see its Front�察�we follow it�察�and do not see its 

Back。     When we can lay hold of the Tao of old to direct the things of the 

present day�察�and are able to know it as it was of old in the beginning�察�this 

is called ��unwinding�� the clue of Tao。 

       15。 1。 The skilful masters ��of the Tao�� in old times�察�with a subtle and 

exquisite penetration�察�comprehended its mysteries�察�and were deep ��also�� so 

as    to  elude    men's    knowledge。        As     they   were    thus    beyond     men's 

knowledge�察�I will make an effort to describe of what sort they appeared to 

be。 

     2。   Shrinking   looked   they   like   those   who   wade   through   a   stream   in 

winter�察�irresolute like those who are afraid of all around them�察�grave like a 

guest    ��in  awe    of  his  host���察  �evanescent     like  ice   that  is  melting    away�察�

unpretentious like wood that has not been fashioned into anything�察�vacant 

like a valley�察�and dull like muddy water。 

     3。 Who   can   ��make��   the   muddy   water   ��clear���拭       �Let   it   be   still�察  �and   it 

will gradually become clear。           Who can secure the condition of rest�拭�Let 

movement go on�察�and the condition of rest will gradually arise。 

     4。 They who preserve this method of the Tao do not wish to be full ��of 

themselves��。       It is through their not being full of themselves that they can 

afford to seem worn and not appear new and complete。 

       16。 1。 The ��state of�� vacancy should be brought to the utmost degree�察�

and that of stillness guarded with unwearying vigour。                 All things alike go 

through their processes of activity�察�and ��then�� we see them return ��to their 

original state��。     When things ��in the vegetable world�� have displayed their 



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luxuriant growth�察�we see each of them return to its root。                This returning to 

their root is what we call the state of stillness�察�and that stillness may be 

called a reporting that they have fulfilled their appointed end。 

     2。 The   report   of   that   fulfilment   is   the   regular�察  �unchanging   rule。   To 

know that unchanging rule is to be intelligent�察�not to know it leads to wild 

movements        and   evil   issues。   The     knowledge      of  that   unchanging      rule 

produces      a   ��grand�� 
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